Alice in Italy
Feb23

Alice in Italy

 The Mart: the Modern and Contemporary Art Museum of Trento and Rovereto  Alice In Wonderland is the first exhibition to comprehensively focus on Lewis Carroll’s classic “Alice” books and their enormous influence on the world of visual arts from the first publication of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in 1865 to the present day. From the 25th of February to the 3rd of June 2012, the visual extravaganza...

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Alice — In Wales?
Jan16

Alice — In Wales?

 The Sisters (1864) by Sir William Blake Richmond can be seen at the Alice In Wonderland exhibit at Tate Liverpool   Photo courtesy of Tate Images.  What does the Queen of Welsh resorts, the town of Llandudno in Wales (three hours on a direct train from the city of London), have to do with Alice in Wonderland?  In the summer of 1864, Alice Liddell (Lewis Carroll’s inspiration for Alice in Wonderland) and her two sisters,...

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Alice
Dec05

Alice

 Alice Pleasance Liddell, Summer 1858 Courtesy of © National Portrait Gallery, London.  In the year 2143, will we be able to say Harry Potter lives, Harry Potter is global, or even that Harry Potter’s enduring legacy continues to inspire all age groups? None of us really know for sure what will happen to Harry Potter between now and then.  What you should know is that there is one book, which, 146 years after it was first...

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How Will We Read? – The Book Given
Oct26

How Will We Read? – The Book Given

 The book given by Lewis Carroll to Alice Liddell for Christmas  On November 26, 1864, Lewis Carroll gave my relative, Alice Pleasance Liddell, a book he had written for her.  He called the book Alice’s Adventures Underground after considering titles such as Alice’s Golden House, Alice Among the Elves, Alice Among the Goblins, and Alice’s Doings In Wonderland.  Carroll had spent over two years writing and...

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Freedom: What Do July 4th and Alice in Wonderland Have in Common?
Jul01

Freedom: What Do July 4th and Alice in Wonderland Have in Common?

July 4, 1776 is known as American Independence Day, the day that commemorates the adoption of America’s Declaration of Independence. It is the day on which 13 colonies from Maine to Georgia, (which today consist of Maine, Georgia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, South Carolina, North Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, and Rhode Island) overcame many obstacles and finally...

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